Steam-trap.



No. 892,766. PATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

' J. M. SHUMATE.

STEAM TRAP.

- APPLICATION FILED 0OT.26,1907.

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Application filed October 28, 1907.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1908.

Serial No. 399,355.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. Snmnrrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Forest City, in the county of Holt and Shite of Missouri, have invented certain new and use-- ful lm rovernents in Steemllraps, of which the fol owing is a specification.

This invention relates to steam traps and has for its object to construct a trap of this character having its outlet valve located at at point separate from the inlet.

A further object of this invention is to construct a trap of this character without the use of the usual steam joints, end to rovide means whereby steam may enter tie trep from the top or bottom thereof.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In'the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals ol I the stem which extends through the r.

a horizontal sectional view on reference indicate similar partsin the several views, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinnl sectional view of the present trap, and Fig. '3 is the .line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown it steam trap 5, and this trap consists of the tanks 6 and 7 respectively, as shown. The bottom of the tank .3 is arranged at a. greater elevation than the bottom of the tank 7. The tank 6 is provided with bends 8, and these heads are bolted or otherwise secured to the tank. The tttllli 7 is provided with simihtr heads E) and it) which are n'lso bolted to the tank. The tanks 6 and 7 respectively are each provii lcd with vertically extending pipes 11 and l2, and those pipes :ire connected to n horizontally disposed pipe l3, and this pipe is closed at its ends by heads l4 and 15.

A. llont 16 is nrrnnged within the tank (1, end this llont is connected to :1 depending rod 17. The rod 17 extends through the pipe 12, and as shown, this rod has its lower end disposed within the pipe 13. A rod 18 is urranged in the pipe 125, end this rod is pivotally connected with the rod l7 as shown :it ii). The rod 1 on H is pivotitlly mounted 13 and through glands 21 which are curried thereby. It vertically extending rod *1! pivoted its ttl, iii to the rod lb, and th s rod in eled as zit 28 to arranged within the pipe 11, and as shown, this rod is connected to at vertically movable clntrnber ll. Lugs 2-4 ere arranged within the tnnk T and these lugs are thus arranged to guide the chamber 24 in its i'novement. he clutmber 24 is closed at its lower end by at heed 25, end the upper end ol' this clnnnber is open, as shown. The head 25 is provided with on upwardly extending linger 26 which has its lower end rcmovnbly engaged with the head by e threaded connection ns shown. at 27, and the upper end ol this "linger is bevt'orm it valve. An outlet pipe 30 is disposed within it passage in the top of the tnnk 7, mid this pipeextends downwnrdly and within the chamber 24. The lower end of this pi )e is threaded as shown at l -l, t'tlltl this thrended end of the pipe is thus arranged to receive the threaded end '15 of it valve sent 20. The sent :20 bus its lower end beveled its shown at 27, and this end of the sent is thus arranged to receive the l eveled portion ll-Eel the linger as.

A blow oll' valve 231 is loculcd at one end of the pipe l 3 end adjacent the lnnkT, lib shown. The opposite end ol' the pipe, 11-; is connected with n pipe it, end this pipe extends upwnrdly nnd adjacent the tnnk ll tlfi shown :it 313, nnd in this portion of the pipe, there is provided :1 globe valve Ill. A pipe 3.") con nects the portion 2&3 ol' the pipe .27 with the tuner end oi the tank '15, nnd this pipe is pro Yidwl with 21 globe \"nlcc Illi.

lever 3-3? is ronncctwl to the stem 3H outsid ol the ghtnd ll, and this lever is providrd with nil ndjuslnlne weight at. its lower end. us shown ztt 1%.

it. will thus be seen lhnt the vulve 26 remnins closed until wntcr within the tnnk l3 rises, and in this movement ol" water within the lnnk, the llont lo will be carried upwnrdly to opcrute the rod l7, and upon opcrnlion of this rod, the rod 12% will be swung on its pivot to lower the chnmbor 24. Alter lowering of this chamber 2",, the valve .26 will be removed 'l'roin the outlet pipe 25), end the pressure of steam behind the wnter will lorce the water into the clnunber ll and out through the dischnrge pipe. Alter this operution, the th to will: the nid ol the :hir; :witon the limit, ls.

l Upwardly lo close the v be seen that watert will be allowed to fill the v 36 respectiv steam may enter the tank (5 from the top or bottom as moy be found most desirable What is claimed is:

1. A steam trap comprising an inlet and an outlet tank, the inlet tank having a float, the outlet tank having a vertically movable chamber and arranged to receive water from the outlet tank, a valve carried by the vertically movable chamber, and connections between the fioatanct the vertically movable chamber for controlling the valve.

eeavee 2. A steam trap comprisingan inlet tank and an outlet tank, the inlet tankhaving a float, a vertically movable chamber arranged in the outlet tank, a valve carried by said vertically movable chamber, oonnectionabetween the float and the vertically movable chamber for operation of weighted means carried by said connections between the float and vertically movable chamber and arranged to assist'in the operation of said valve. T t

In testimony whereof I ailix my in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES 'M. sHUMA'ra signature,

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. LEASE, O. C. PLUMMEE.

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